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Document Organization
This document is organized as follows:
• Chapter 1, Getting Started, provides a brief introduction to Snap Server software
features and components, and provides instructions for installing and using Snap
Server management utilities.
• Chapter 2, Setup and Initial Configuration, shows you how to unpack, install,
and then connect to a Snap Server. Information and instructions on completing
the Initial Setup Wizard, configuring a UPS device, and registering your server
are also provided.
• Chapter 3, Networking Options, explains your options for configuring TCP/IP
addressing, network bonding, and access protocols for Windows, NFS,
Macintosh, FTP, and Web clients.
• Chapter 4, Storage Configuration and Management, explains the default storage
configuration, how to create a different configuration, and how to maintain the
health of RAIDs and manage volume usage.
• Chapter 5, Security Management, explains your options for configuring Snap
Server security, including local, Windows domain, Windows ADS, and NIS
authentication; Web security and encryption (HTTPS); share access definitions;
antivirus protection; and support for access control lists.
• Chapter 6, Data Protection, explains how to use Snap Server Snapshot
technology in conjunction with Backup Express for GuardianOS to back up your
data, create the files you need to recover a Snap Server’s configuration
information, and, if disaster strikes, reinstall the Snap Server operating system
and restore the server to its original configuration.
• Chapter 7, Monitoring and Maintaining Snap Servers, describes how to
configure e-mail notification in response to specific events; review system status,
volume usage, and the event log; hot swap hardware components; and reset the
system to the factory defaults.
• Chapter 8, Troubleshooting, provides solutions to Snap Server installation, set
up, networking, security, and maintenance issues.
• Appendix A, Snap Server Specifications, lists the Snap Server hardware
specifications in detail.
• Appendix B, Third-Party Backup Applications, describes how to install the
following third party backup agents: CA Brightstor ARCserve, Legato
NetWorker, VERITAS NetBackup, and Backup Exec.
• Appendix C, Upgrading Backup Express for Jukebox Support, describes how to
upgrade Backup Express for GuardianOS to jukebox support.
This document concludes with a glossary and an index.